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  • In the AI age we must work harder to form authentic faith in our children

    In the AI age we must work harder to form authentic faith in our children

    Children today grow up inside more than one world. The AI world listens when no one else is available. It does not merely distract, it deeply forms users, and we are facing a crisis of authentic faith transmission to the AI generation. But we don't need more distracting activity, we need better formation in the midst of life's struggles.
  • African examples of decolonizing authentic Christian faith

    African examples of decolonizing authentic Christian faith

    Participants at the Network for the History of Mission in Arusha April 2026 shared how they have learned to be more authentically their ethnic selves as they faithfully follow Christ. In contexts of increasing confidence in authentically ethnic Christianity as well as complex urban fellowship diversity, churches need leaders equipped to better navigate cultural difference, recognize hidden patterns of exclusion, and cultivate a genuinely shared life together in Christ.
  • The pulpit needs a boardroom—churches must invest in pastoral business training

    The pulpit needs a boardroom—churches must invest in pastoral business training

    Pastors leading congregations that have grown into full-scale institutions come under increasing pressure with budgets, payrolls, properties, and social programs, and yet many were never trained to manage them. To mitigate misconduct, modern ministries need more than anointing; they need competent management.
  • 2033 in Paul's perspective: suffering, reconciliation, and biblical ethics for outreach

    2033 in Paul's perspective: suffering, reconciliation, and biblical ethics for outreach

    The year 2033 has become significant focal point for the global Church, in an attempt to rally fresh evangelistic energy leading up to the 2,000th anniversary of Christ's resurrection. Yet we must not forget that the Church's authority is rooted in Jesus' example on the cross. Broad-spectrum evangelistic initiatives will not replace the need for embodied witness with those who are suffering.